In the year 2432, humans think they are alone in the universe. They’re wrong.

Commander Noa Sato plans a peaceful leave on her home planet Luddeccea ... but winds up interrogated and imprisoned for her involvement in the Archangel Project. A project she knows nothing about.

Professor James Sinclair wakes in the snow, not remembering the past twenty four hours, or knowing why he is being pursued. The only thing he knows is that he has to find Commander Sato, a woman he’s never met.

A military officer from the colonies and a civilian from Old Earth, they couldn’t have less in common. But they have to work together to save the lives of millions—and their own.Every step of the way they are haunted by the final words of a secret transmission:

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In the year 2432, humans think they are alone in the universe. They’re wrong.

Commander Noa Sato plans a peaceful leave on her home planet Luddeccea ... but winds up interrogated and imprisoned for her involvement in the Archangel Project. A project she knows nothing about.

Professor James Sinclair wakes in the snow, not remembering the past twenty four hours, or knowing why he is being pursued. The only thing he knows is that he has to find Commander Sato, a woman he’s never met.

A military officer from the colonies and a civilian from Old Earth, they couldn’t have less in common. But they have to work together to save the lives of millions—and their own.Every step of the way they are haunted by the final words of a secret transmission:

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.Really good story, well written, great world building in a decidedly sinister dystopian setting.

Intriguing reading as the characters appear and the story unfolds, one of mystery, action and some terrific humour sprinkled amidst.

A ragbag collection of characters, all of whom strike just the right note to add to the depth of the story.

Echoes, and not very subtle ones either, of WWII, the Nazis and the holocaust, which really added a further chilling layer to this story with its parallels.

Unlike some reviewers I enjoyed the tech explanations, which were interesting and not overdone either in complexity or frequency. It's always fun to see how authors explain high-tech futuristic gadgetry and nothing here had me rolling my eyes in disbelief, which is incredibly common as many authors completely ignore the science portion of the 'science fiction' component of their story.

The humorous banter, mainly between Commander Noa and the enigma that is James, balance what could otherwise have been a much darker and dire story.

A well crafted compelling first book of the series, which I'll definitely be following. Highly recommended.

Plots and twist keep you riveted, the writing is so fantastic you actually see it.C.Gockel is a fabulous writer, with a great grasp of the pain, fear , and anguishThat his characters go through.Do yourself a favor and get this book.👍

The premise is engaging and the characters believable however after the first couple of chapters, the wording repeats and the story becomes stagnated by the same 3-4 descriptors. The author's ability to articulate the subtleties of human expression are very limited. However, I pushed through to the end and DID enjoy the story. It's a pity it became tedious because it had the potential to be a great, unique sci-fi adventure.

This is the first book in a three part military space adventure. It starts out on the world of Luddeccea which seems to have be the kind of space colony that you might have found in a space-opera version of The Handmaid's Tale. That makes it a misogynistic, religiously conservative world which takes a dim view of most technology.Something bad has happened on Luddeccea, the orbital facility that provides transport links back to the rest of mankind has fallen to a mysterious power. The planet-side authorities suspect some form of devilry and they are deeply suspicious of anyone with dissenting views and most particularly of anyone with any form of physical augmentation.They see Noa and James, a dissident local and an off-worlder with substantial augmentation as their two top bogey figures - the Heretic and the Archangel - who must be captured.Noa and James are desperate to get off-world and warn the rest of mankind about the events on Luddeccea. To do this, they assemble a rag-tag bunch of friends, relatives, neighbors, fellow travelers and even a pleasure-bot. The latter does at least provide some comic relief.That's the setting and plot so how is the book? The writing, character exposition and development are slightly better than average for Kindle unlimited books but only slightly. It was good enough to get me through the book but not good enough to have me setting aside special time to read it.

This book was in a collection of various authors that I received for free. I wasn't sure about this collection as I am not a real fan of the genre but I was really surprised. I loved it and have since bought the next books in the series. The characters in the book are very real and the storyline is great. I won't go into the plot of the story but I would recommend everyone to get a hold of this book and give it a go. It is well worth it.